The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-07-23

Unsatisfactory T..sl II the New Cruiser.
ST. LOUIS, July 22.-Train men on
the Vandalia a. st. Louis train due
here last night but which did not ar
rive Intil between II and / A.
NJ. report that at Long Point,
this side of Indianapolis, the
conductor discovered four rough
looking men on the rear plat
form of the baggage car. He ordered
them of, but as the train started to
go they got on the rear platform of
the tender, where they were all again
found when the train reached Green
up Crossing, where they were forcibly
elected from the train and moved
away, but as the train was passing a
clump of bushes near the Crossing
they opened fire from revolvers and
sent some twenty bullets whistling
through The baggage ami express
cars and passenger coaches. Luckily
nobody was shot hut there were sew
eral narrow escapes. The train was
brought to halt, and a posse of cit
izens organized at once and immedi-
ate search was begun. 1t is thought
the object was TO rob the train.
AN ADVERSE REPORT
WASHINGTON, July 22.-In his re-
port to secretary Whitney of the trial
of the guns OF the cruiser atlanta
Capt. Bunce says not only were the
gun carriages disabled, as heretofore
reported, but also the arrangement of
the battery is bad, as some of the
guns have to be abandoned by the
crews that other guns may be fired at
the target. Commenting on the re-
suits of the battery trial, secretary
Whitney said: "rhe reports are not
very favorable as to the first trial OF
guns'but as yet no matters OF great
moment have turned up. The
trouble TO my mind is this: II two
rounds OF her battery give this result.
what would a dozen do? And it is
this that We are called upon to ascer-
tain. She is meant TO be a fighti-g
ship, and must be further tested. She
should have cruise at sea sufficient
ly to subject her to a trial OF all
weathers. Her battery should be
tested by actual firing until its work
ing characteristics are determined
and its defects are discovered. For
these purposes the board should be
appointed and the matter settled at
the earliest practicable day"
A STUBBORN CONTEST.
PITrsBURG, July 22.-The coke
strike just ended was one of the most
stubbornly contested battles ever
fought between capital and labor.
For eleven weeks and four days the
fight went on. The amount of money
lost by such enforced idleness cannot
be calculated, but it reaches millions.
When the strike began four-fifths OF
the 11,CJ0 men in the region had
money of their own, but few OF them
now have money enough to take them
out OF the district if they wanted to
go. The operators are also very
heavy losers; the pumps have been
kept running at all pits; the pit and
yard bosses, superintendent and
clerks have been drawing salaries
and males getting fat on oats and
hay that they did not earn. AT West
Leisenring, where the Pinkerton men
have been stationed, the expense has
been over $1,000 a day since the
strike began. Besides this the ovens
have become badly ont of repair;
fully one-third of them all over the
region have to be overhauled before
coal can again be put into them.
Then, too, the coke trade has fallen
of, and it will take time and money
to build it up. The estimated actual
expense to operators has been from
100000 to Sl,000O00, while their loss
entire will foot up over $2,O00,001.
sALIsBURY's RESPONSE.
LONDON, July 22.-The marquis of
Salisbury, replying to q deputation
which called on him to nrge the gov
ernment to take some action TO pro-
tect British trade from the effect OF
foreign competition assisted by
bounties, said it was impossible to
speak too strongly. OF the injustice
which the foreign bounty system in
flicted upon British workmen. The
European conference, he said, would
soon consider the matter, and in the
meantime he could only say that
there were two ways for Englishmen
to deal with their assailants in this
contest: if reasoning failed, English
men might return blows.
WANT TO sECEDR.
LONDON, Ont, July 22.-At the
annual session of the district assem-
bly,, X. of L., held last night, after a
lengthy discussion on the subject of
the separation of Canadian Knights
from the American body in the mat
ter Of jurisdiction, o resolution was
passed urging the secession OF the
body from the United States general
assembly and the formation of gen.
eral assembly for Canada, the latter
body to have complete and unre.
stricted powers TO adiudicate on all
questions and business Connected with
the order.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
OTTAWA, July 22.-Chief McKerty
of the Ottawa police force is author
ity for the statement that the condi-
ton of affairs similar to that exposed
in London by the Pail Mall Gazette
two years ago now exists In Ottawa
Professional men, civil servants
tradesmen, and all sorts of people be
ing implicated.
THE CAUSE OF THE DIsAsTEI.
ST. THOMAS, July 22.-At the In
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